August 5, 2024 Glencore to pay $152 million fine in bribery case Commodities giant was fined by Swiss authorities for not preventing a business partner from bribing a Congolese official in 2011.
August 2, 2024 A fraught election just reshaped the next steps for deep sea mining Brazilian oceanographer Leticia Carvalho has been elected the next secretary-general of the ISA, a leadership change that could slow the rush to strip-mine deep sea ecosystems.
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August 2, 2024 Glencore overshadowed in cobalt market as Chinese rival booms China’s CMOC Group has strengthened its status as the world’s cobalt king.
July 29, 2024 The future of deep sea mining hinges on a contentious election International Seabed Authority head incumbent Michael Lodge faces Leticia Carvalho, a Brazilian ocean scientist.
July 25, 2024 Metals One to begin drilling at Råna Ni-Cu-Co project in Norway Drilling is focused on two targets comprising shallow, highly conductive electromagnetic anomalies.
July 24, 2024 Vedanta seeks partners to develop Zambia mines it’s regaining The company seeks partners to carry out exploration, development and production at the Konkola Copper Mines assets.
July 24, 2024 Deep-sea miner TMC plans to be ready to apply for licence The Metals Company said current draft rules provide them with legal cover to submit an application at any time.
July 23, 2024 Scientists discover ‘dark oxygen’ being produced by seabed metals Researchers sampled the seabed of the Clarion-Clapperton Zone to assess the possible impacts of deep-sea mining.
July 23, 2024 Lifezone produces first metal from Kabanga nickel project in Tanzania This milestone marks the first metal production from Kabanga since the deposit’s initial discovery in 1975.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am